Monday, November 16, 2015

Have you tried Google tasks yet? I have been using tasks in Gmail for some time now, but I didn't discover the tasks feature in Google Calendar until recently. It's been a game changer for me, so I though I'd share how to use this helpful feature.
Here are the basic instructions from Google to get you started:

To create a task from Calendar:

In the My calendars section, click Tasks.

Click in the blank space below the date you want the task to start on.

Click Task.

Name the task and add notes.

Click Create task.

For more information on creating and managing tasks in Calendar, here are step by step instructions:

Monday, November 9, 2015

Gmail tabs have been around for a while, but users often get confused or frustrated by them. Tabs were designed to help you keep your inbox organized, and many people find them helpful once they know how to manage them to suit their needs.

If you don't see tabs in your Gmail account, you can turn them on by following these steps:

Monday, November 2, 2015

A few of you have asked me about language learning software in the past month. I have been directing people to Duolingo for the past couple of years. Duolingo offers Latin American Spanish, French, German, Brazilian Portuguese and Italian courses for English speakers, as well as American Englishfor Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Russian, Polish, Turkish, Hungarian, Romanian, Japanese, Hindi and Indonesian speakers. It is available on the Web, iOS and Android platforms.